DGAP-PVR: PAION AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


PAION AG 

30.06.2016 10:53

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     PAION AG          
     Martinstr. 10-12  
     52062 Aachen      
     Germany           

2. Reason for notification

     X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights  
          Acquisition/disposal of instruments                
          Change of breakdown of voting rights               
          Other reason:                                      

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

   Name:                         City and country of registered office:  
   Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.    Amsterdam                               
                                 Netherlands                             

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

     Granell Strategic Investment Fund Limited  

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     29 Jun 2016  

6. Total positions

                % of voting   % of voting rights   total of  total number 
            rights attached  through instruments  both in %     of voting 
           to shares (total    (total of 7.b.1 +    (7.a. +     rights of 
                   of 7.a.)               7.b.2)      7.b.)        issuer 
  Result-            9.09 %                  0 %     9.09 %      55736594 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
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  Previo-             n/a %                n/a %      n/a %             / 
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  cation                                                                  

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

  ISIN             absolute                         in %                     
                        direct        indirect          direct        indirect 
                (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG)  (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG) 
  DE000A0B65S3                         5064194               %          9.09 % 
  Total            5064194                         9.09 %                    

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

    Type of     Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting 
    instrument  maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in 
                               period       absolute          % 
                                                              % 
                               Total                          % 

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting 
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights 
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in % 
                                                                    % 
                                         Total                      % 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and  
        does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly    
        or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).           
   X    Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate     
        controlling natural person or legal entity:                          

  Name                 % of voting       % of voting rights  Total of both 
                     rights (if at  through instruments (if   (if at least 
                  least held 3% or      at least held 5% or     held 5% or 
                             more)                    more)          more) 
  Cosmo                          %                        %              % 
  Pharmaceutica-                                                           
  ls N.V.                                                                  
  Granell                   9.09 %                      0 %         9.09 % 
  Strategic                                                                
  Investment                                                               
  Fund Limited                                                             

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

     Date of general meeting:                                             
     Holding position after general meeting:    % (equals voting rights)  


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Language:     English
Company:      PAION AG
              Martinstr. 10-12
              52062 Aachen
              Germany
Internet:     www.paion.com
 
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